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United States Patent | 5,713,689 |
Pazdirek ,   et al. | February 3, 1998 |
A ball joint link includes a ball stud having a stud and a ball, a cap mounted on the ball, and a rod. The ball defines a raised annular stem which fits inside a tubular portion of the rod such that the ball stud, the cap and the rod form a self-supporting sub-assembly. This sub-assembly is then placed within a mold, and a molded body is formed around the sub-assembly. A strengthening element can be disposed in the molded body around the ball stud to increase pull out resistance.
Inventors: | Pazdirek; Jiri (Schaumburg, IL); Gaertner; Ernst M. (Wheeling, IL) |
Assignee: | MacLean-Fogg Company (Wheeling, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 631443 |
Filed: | April 12, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 403/135; 403/133; 403/134 |
Intern'l Class: | F16C 011/00 |
Field of Search: | 403/122,132,133,134,135,137,140,143 |
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